Elected President Joe Biden’s proposed coronavirus relief package will cost taxpayers $ 1.9 billion, and his economic adviser defends the inclusion of several Democratic business points.
In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Brian Deese insisted that items, including $ 1,400 payments to all Americans, $ 20 billion for public transportation, $ 9 billion for cyber security and a minimum wage of $ 15, be important resources is to help Americans who were hurt during the pandemic.
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“Let’s look at each of them,” Deese said. “The cyber security resources there are in the wake of the SolarWinds cap. We now see and understand significant vulnerabilities exacerbated by COVID, and the fact that so many federal operations are taking place online. We need those resources to secure our systems now. . “
Deese did not explain what the financing of transit has to do with COVID-19 relief, except to say that “our transit systems across the country are facing an acute crisis” and that it is now being improved while people at a distance work, problems will occur when people finally start commuting again.
As for the increased minimum wage, Deese said it’s a concrete and direct way to support the workers who are currently on the front line, and to provide services to all of us and provide direct support and direct justice now. ‘
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Direct support has already come in the form of $ 600 payments to individual Americans, and Biden is proposing an additional $ 1400. Deese pointed to dual support for the increased payments. President Trump himself asked for $ 2,000 checks instead of the $ 600 that ended up in the most recent stimulus package.
Host Chris Wallace noted that Republicans did not want to spend more than $ 1 trillion on the last package, and that with a Republican president. With Biden himself saying “there is no time to waste” and that “we must act now,” Wallace asked if Biden would end the filibuster if the GOP said no to its $ 1.9 billion plan. Deese did not give a direct answer, pointing to Biden’s previous calls for unity, but he also said that acting ‘quickly’ was the incoming government’s priority.
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“Now look, we think we should go here quickly, but I would also say that there is a lot of skepticism that the election of the president’s call for unity and cooperation would find an appeal and he won the election resoundingly. , “Deese said. “There is a lot of skepticism that Congress would come together in a dual way and make an advance on this relief, and it has happened. So let’s see where we can get here. There are many, many elements of this plan again. which supports across the board, both in Washington and in the capitals of the state and across the country. But we must act. We must act quickly. This is what the economy tells us, this is what the experts tell us and so it is our priority. ‘